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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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